Berkshire Community Foundation: Vital For Berkshire Fund (UK)

Deadline: 10-Feb-22

The Berkshire Community Foundation is inviting applications from charities, community groups and projects for its Vital For Berkshire Fund.

The fund supports vital needs in Berkshire, such as (but not limited to): physical and mental health, supporting young and vulnerable people or groups, combating isolation, tackling poverty and disadvantage, offering equal opportunities for all, and more.

Funding Information

Average grant size is £5,000

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for a grant, your charity, community group or voluntary organisation must be improving the lives of disadvantaged people in Berkshire and fit the following criteria:

Be a not-for-profit, voluntary or community group, social enterprise/CIC or registered charity
Have a Governing Document (Constitution/Set of Rules)
Have a Management Committee/Board of Trustees
Have a bank account in the name of the group, with a minimum of two unrelated cheque signatories
Be able to provide up-to-date accounts
Have returned evaluation forms for any previously received grants
Have safeguarding and equality policies which comply with current legislation
Be helping the disadvantaged and provide a benefit to the community with clear and achievable outcomes
Provide evidence there is a need for your work and must not be duplicating the work of other groups and organisations
Have an itemized budget.

Ineligibility Criteria

Your group is not eligible to apply if:

It’s a regional or national charity – unless it has a local branch in Berkshire
You have significant unrestricted funds
You are applying for a capital project – this includes the purchase of vehicles or property
Funds are for promoting religious or political issues
Your activities are aimed at people outside Berkshire
The money is required retrospectively
You plan to use the grant for medical research
You are applying for sponsorship
You are looking for a grant for an individual over the age of 18 (or aged up to 25 with learning or physical disability)
Funding is for the conservation of plants or animal welfare
Funding is for overseas travel
Funding is for one-off events (unless the outcomes are clear and achievable and the event addresses a key issue picked up in their Vital Signs research).